Vaccine
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Health
Monkeypox shots, treatments and tests are unavailable in much of the world
For the past month, a couple of patients a day have sat across from Dr. Alberto Mendoza at the H.I.V.…
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Health
Nigeria marks one-year anniversary of first Covid-19 vaccine shipment
Country receives over 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Government of Japan through COVAX As Nigeria today marked…
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Health
AstraZeneca sells $2.2bn of Covid vaccine in first nine months
AstraZeneca has sold more than $2.2bn (£1.64bn) of its Covid-19 vaccine in the first nine months of this year, as…
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Africa
AfDB to invest ‘heavily’ in domestic vaccines manufacturing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has said that it would invest “heavily” in the domestic manufacturing of vaccines and…
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Foreign
AstraZeneca: UK clot review confirms safety of vaccine
There is no evidence the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes blood clots, the UK’s medicines regulator says after a “thorough and…
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Foreign
Denmark, Norway suspend AstraZeneca Covid vaccine over blood clot concerns
Danish and Norwegian authorities said Thursday that they have temporarily suspended the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, citing concerns over a possible association…
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Foreign
Covid: No evidence vaccinations harm fertility
Claims on social media that the Covid vaccine could affect female fertility are unfounded, experts have said. Posts have incorrectly…
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Foreign
UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The UK on Wednesday approved Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca disclosed this in a statement. It said that the first…
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Health
Turkey and Brazil say Chinese vaccine effective, with sparse supporting data
Turkish officials announced Thursday that a vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac has an efficacy rate of 91.25 percent, but the finding…
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Health
Which countries have rolled out COVID vaccine?
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V and Sinopharm vaccines being administered to people in more than 10 countries. The mass vaccination programme…